Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Quartz from
Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy


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Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Sceptre Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
02737640017369042816387.jpg
Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
08099190017369043019429.jpg
Sceptre Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
02737640017369042816387.jpg
Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
08099190017369043019429.jpg
Sceptre Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Quartz

Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anatase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pianazzi, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:967505
Long-form Identifier:1:3:967505:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFosso Faro, Foppiano, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘGramizzola stream, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGarbarino, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCasanova di Rovegno, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPoggio Valle, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘPescia stream, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘAlpepiana, Rezzoaglio, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘRuffinati, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘElectricity pylon, Ruffinati, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘCastagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
Agliuzza, F., Esposito, M., Odicino, G. (2015) Siti d’interesse mineralogico (noti e meno noti) in Alta Val Trebbia. Parte Terza: undici siti “poco” noti nel comune di Rovegno. Prie - Notiziario di mineralogia ligure, 11 (Gennaio – Dicembre 2015), 4-22.
 
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